Unexpected support towers from Cura

Recommended Posts

I get these weird tiny support towers overlapping my normal support, see attached image. The problem with these are that the retraction goes crazy and flattens my filament to the point where it causes under extrusion and eventually grinding. For now I turned off retraction but then I get stringing instead.

I haven't been able to find any setting in cura that affects this. Has anyone else had this problem?

Our picks

Ultimaker Cura 3.6 | Beta is available. It comes with new features, bug fixes, and UX improvements. We would really like to have your feedback on it to make our stable release as good as it can be. As always, you can download the beta for free from our website, for Windows, MacOS, and Linux.

95 replies

Picked By

Q: For some users, abrasive materials may be a new subject matter. Can you explain what it is that makes a material abrasive when you are not sure which print core to use?
A: Materials which are hard in a solid piece (like metals, ceramics and carbon fibers) will generally also wear down the nozzle. In general one should assume...

30 replies

Picked By

Designing for light-weight parts is becoming more important, and I’m a firm believer in the need to produce lighter weight, less over-engineered parts for the future. This is for sustainability reasons because we need to be using less raw materials and, in things like transportation, it impacts the energy usage of the product during it’s service life.